“Kryptonite” is a fictional material that brings down Superman, but the element krypton actually exists, and molecules that end in “ite” actually exist. Why can’t we make kryptonite? »7/14/15 3:00pm 7/14/15 3:00pm

You know Spider-Man, but have you heard of the British anti-hero Spiderman? Everyone's seen Terminator 2, but have you seen the Italian Terminator II? Here are 10 familiar characters (and a bunch of randoms who share their names). »1/10/11 7:00am 1/10/11 7:00am

I know: You're sick of comics after last weekend's Wondercon coverage. Who can blame you? If it wasn't comics this, it was comics that, and after three days of that, who'd want to read about the comics shipping to stores tomorrow? There may be Bastards that Krash and Doctors called Who, but it's just even more comics,… »2/26/08 9:00am 2/26/08 9:00am

Smallville returns with its first new episode since December tonight, and will feature the triumphant return of James "Captain John" Marsters as Brainiac. Marc McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen in Superman: The Movie, appears as Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian who was responsible for the creation of Brainiac in the first place.… »1/31/08 9:00am 1/31/08 9:00am